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Letter from the Editor

hen Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry was broadcast, a week or so before this issue of went to print, I confess to thinking about one person in particular. It wasn’t a member of the royal family, or a commentator pleased to accept any word-rate to make their opinions known. No, I kept things in-house and thought of our Chief Subeditor, Stephen Wood. Why did I think of him? Well, let’s just say that when the Palace furore was unfolding, all

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